I’m not a huge fan of John Boehner.But now that he has both houses of Congress to work with, let’s give him a chance to move the Republican offense down the field to the end zone.After fighting off a challenge to his speakership this week, Boehner has held on to his job as the starting QB of the GOP’s legislative team in Washington.Boehner and his Boys of Winter have a lot of hard work to do for the next two years, on and off the field.But thanks to six years of fumbles by Obama at home and away, and Republican victories in the midterm elections last fall, the GOP is looking like the team to beat in 2016.The Republican position in Congress is stronger than it’s been in decades. Boehner has the largest majority - 246 to 188 - in the House since Truman was president. And the Senate is solidly in Republican hands with a 54-seat majority.It’s now or pretty much never if Republicans hope to retake the Oval Office and reverse the damage done to America by Team Obama.But before QB Boehner even thinks about which legislative play to call first - “Keystone -- 686 Pump F-Stop, on two”? - he and his party need to do some cheerleading for their own team.Boehner has been badly roughed up by everyone since 2011.
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